Joint community efforts have helped make sure those most in need get to have a ‘special’ Christmas – with a bit of luxury for those who wouldn’t ordinarily have it. On December 8, The Advertiser ran a front page featuring Maidenhead Foodshare calling for urgent donations to fill its Christmas bags for those using the foodbank service. At the time, Foodshare was struggling to fill 10 bags – out of an aim of closer to 150. The appeal did ‘incredibly well’ and now Foodshare can ‘easily’ fill 140 bags, said trustee Debbie Gee. “We picked up from the Advertiser that Foodshare were really struggling for donations,” he said.

Source: Express December 20, 2023 17:11 UTC